Behind the Slate

Behind the Slate

Welcome everyone! Join host, Aaron Strand, as we take a historical deep dive into the life and work of cinema's greatest directors. We skip across time, genre, and nationality to explore the greatest and wildest stories from the history of film, and use the lives of these extraordinary artists to examine the broader historical context that shaped their art. Think 'Hardcore History' meets 'You Must Remember This'. Between our main story episodes, we will be releasing 'One-Reelers'. These shorter episodes will feature interviews with scholars, artists and fellow movie-lovers, listener emails, or shorter historical anecdotes. Whether you're a hardcore cinephile, a history nerd, or just someone who likes a good story, you'll love these gripping tales about the art and artists that have shaped and defined our modern world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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August 1, 2025 40 mins

Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Masaki Kobayashi's 1962 film 'Harakiri'. This podcast features a history intro about the film and a special Q&A with legendary stills photographer, Murray Close, who shot many of the iconic images from the film.


Come see us for our next live show in Athens, GA on August 7th where we will be screening Ishiro Honda's film 'Godzilla'.

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Bruce Robinson's 1987 film 'Withnail and I'. This podcast features a history intro about the film and a special Q&A with legendary stills photographer, Murray Close, who shot many of the iconic images from the film.


Come see us for our next live show, July 24th where we will be screening Masaki Kobayashi's 'Harakiri'

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Walter Hills's 1979 film 'The Warriors'. This podcast features a history intro about the film and a post-film audience discussion!


Come see us for our next live show, July 24th where we will be screening Masaki Kobayashi's 'Harakiri'

Tickets here


Email us: behindtheslatepod@gmail.com

Instagram: @behindtheslatepod

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Agnes Varda's 1962 film 'Cleo from 5 to 7'. Before the screening we hosted the OFFICIAL Agnes Varda lookalike competition (you can check out the video on our Instagram and Tiktok). So this podcast is featuring the-post film audience discussion!


Come see us for our next live show, March 27th where we will be screening Walter Hill's 1979 film '...

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Tara Theatre in Atlanta, GA introducing Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film 'High and Low' as part of Videodrome's KUROSAWA NOIR screening series.


Come see us for our next Behind the Slate live show, March 27th where we will be screening Walter Hill's 1979 film 'The Warriors'

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Email us: behindtheslatepod@gmail.com

Instagram: @behindtheslatepod

TikTok: @behindtheslatepod

YouTube: @be...

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January 28, 2025 28 mins

Aaron is joined by one of the most influential independent filmmakers in the world, Andrew Callaghan - creator of 'All Gas No Breaks', 'Channel 5', and director of the new documentary 'Dear Kelly'. Andrew shares what it was like creating his new film, and how his innovative self-distribution strategy led to a $100k opening weekend and over 30,000 week 1 downloads, making it one of the most successful Direct-To-Consumer Documentarie...

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Sammie is on vacation so we are inviting a special guest to the show, Evelyn Lorena. Evelyn is an actress and filmmaker who's most recent short film 'Gabriela' qualified for the 2025 Academy Awards.


She takes through her film development, the health issues she suffered during production, and why...

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On today's very special episode we look back on the crazy year in film in television that was 2024.


You can check out Sammie's work:

Rough Draft Atlanta

Sammie on Substack


You can check out Aaron's work:

@strandedonstage

@withdrawalfilm


Email us: crashzoompod@gmail.com


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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:


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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Sergio Leone's 1967 film 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'. Aaron gives an opening monologue giving a brief historical background of the filmmaker. After the screening, we open up the conversation for a lively audience discussion!


Come see us for our next live show, January 23rd where we will be screening Agnes Varda's 1962 film 'Cleo from 5 ...

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:


Brand Focused Content with Sugar23 and Fifth Season (Deadline)

Legal Battle over AI Voice Over (Puck)

Ben Mezrich Hacks Hollywood (Vulture)

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:


AI training on Hollywood (The Atlantic)

Wicked Cellphone Vids (Variety)

David Ehrlich review of 'Wicked' (Indiewire)

Thanksgiving Box Office (Indi...

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:


A newly discovered Spec Script (The Hollywood Reporter)

WBD's outsourced 'Capability Center' (Puck)

Sebastian Stan needs a friend (Buzzfeed)

Ben A...

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this episode we discuss:


CW Layoffs (Deadline)

Recent layoffs at the Academy film Archive (Indiewire)

Trump Era M & A (The Hollywood Reporter)

The Chrichton Estate vs ...

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Welcome to Crash Zoom, a new podcast from Behind the Slate. Join entertainment journalist Sammie Purcell and filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore the world of film and entertainment and how big picture changes affect the life and work of independent artists. On this debut episode we discuss:


An AI disclaimer at the end of 'Heretic' (From an article in Variety)

A recent study about an untapped Indie Film Market (Check out the st...

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Sergio Leone's 1967 film 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'. Aaron gives an opening monologue giving a brief historical background of the filmmaker. After the screening, we open up the conversation for a lively audience discussion!


Come see us for our next live show, November 20th where we will be screening John Flynn's 1977 film 'Rolling Thun...

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August 9, 2024 46 mins

Host Aaron Strand discusses the problems facing indie film makers and the American film industry as a whole.


Email us: behindtheslatepod@gmail.com

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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Bob Rafelson's 1970 film 'Five Easy Pieces'. Aaron gives an opening monologue giving a brief historical background of the filmmaker. After the screening, we open up the conversation for a lively audience discussion!


If you would like to join us for future live events, please visit plazaatlanta.com for tickets!


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Join host Aaron Strand live at the historic Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, GA as he presents Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1964 film 'Woman in the Dunes'. Aaron gives an opening monologue giving a brief historical background of the filmmaker. After the screening, we open up the conversation for a lively audience discussion!


If you would like to join us for future live events, please visit plazaatlanta.com for tickets!


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